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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1902
Page
4
A front bargain table showcases ready to wear Hats with unusually good values and bargains. The sale targets every woman in Indianap olis and promises great savings on fall hat purchases.
The Park Theater presents The Black Vipers a thriller of murderers led by Dan Dirk The Rattlesnake with Mc Tavish pursuing the gang from Chicago beside a riverfront lair and a crematory. Also notes on Ibsen Gosse Capus and Frohman bringing varied drama to New York stages.
Evelyn Sutherland and Beulah Dix linked to Joan of the Shoals and Monsieur Beaupeaire. Mansfield’s Julius Caesar at Grand Opera House Chicago with Brutus role, Richard Mansfield revival details, and English's engagements include Christine Hudson, Marguerita Sylva, Maud Lillian Berri. London premiere of Hall Caine Eternal City praised for mounting and acting. Beerbohm Tree leads as Baron Bonelli with Constance Collier Roma and others. Mascagni music cited.
Mrs. Charles A Korbly returns from Chicago. Mr and Mrs Frank Bingham rent Lexington apartments. Miss Rose Holmes to visit Washington DC for a month. Mrs Herbert W Foltz and daughter return from a two month trip. Miss Helen Ford travels to Washington DC for National Park Seminary. Local Council of Women to meet at the Propylaeum Tuesday. Various social departures and visits described including Mrs James Braden Mrs Stella Braden and more.
The page records numerous weddings across Indiana towns including Muncie, Cleveland, Vincennes, Greencastle, Windfall and Bedford with details on venues, clergymen, and witnesses. It also notes social events in Indianapolis with hostesses, card parties, and reception scenes featuring families Rockwood and Talbot, plus various bridal parties and guests.
A brief note from the Shoe and Leather Gazette addresses women with large feet. It states that taller ble women should not expect very small feet and suggests women five feet six inches tall may be entitled to a proportionate foot size.
In a fragment from the Atchison Globe a sister's oversized foot becomes a pictorial joke about ill fitting shoes and social expectations. A funeral procession returns from a burial where passengers speculate about a widower’s remarriage, revealing shared unspoken worries.
The Southern Indiana Interurban Railway Company was incorporated with a $300,000 capital yesterday to build and operate an interurban line about twenty five miles long between Jeffersonville and New Albany in Clarke and Floyd counties. Directors include N A Street C R Taylor M L Lipscomb N S Keefe and M E Collender. Moses Rosenbaum Realty Company of Mount Vernon formed with $32,000 capital. Directors are Raphael Marmheimer David Rosenbaum and Leopold Rosenbaum.
Mr Charles F Coffin to teach weekly Sunday school at 4pm tomorrow at the YWCA with ongoing Saturday sessions. An educational tally is set this evening at the YW building with an informal program and class times. McConnell Segar Company now in Stevenson building with Mr McConnell living at 2302 North Meridian. Mrs Theresa Voss Smith recovering after a fall with a fractured left arm and will remain homebound. Professor Nix to continue winter lectures on Faust for German teachers and friends, praised for high quality.
The article notes that Devery possessed proper credentials when credentials were presented, while inquiries about the national committee of his party were dismissed by Mr. Taggart with polite, bland reassurance.
Head Deputy Henry Smith and County Treasurer Armin Koehne refused G H McCaslin entry to the treasurer's office last Tuesday. The denial cited an Oct 1 to Nov 15 rule restricting access as clerks handle tax receipts, not political motives, though McCaslin has prepared statements for the Democratic committee.
A county chairman recalls a well known Democrat in southern Indiana admitting the state headquarters must be kept open to sustain their organization. He calls this level of listlessness the limit, urging the party to reform or switch to Republican.
Secretary Negley of the Republican county committee asserts the October 8 Tomlinson Hall meeting will be worth attending. He says it will offer a sample of a genuine old fashioned Republican rally with modern improvements and invites those seeking a political treat to attend.
Albert W Wishard solicitor for the Internal Revenue Bureau in the Treasury Department returns from Washington with State Chairman Goodrich. He predicts strong Republican prospects for the November elections and notes forthcoming speeches by Fairbanks in Bloomfield and Linton, Storms in Vincennes, Posey in Liberty, Ellis in Chesterton, Landis in Hartford City, with times listed.
The State Board of Health is alerted to a new adulterant called butter help. The U S Treasury requests a sample for analysis. It is made by mixing water with neutral fat using Irish moss mucilage, arrives in barrels from Chicago, and resembles butter with 3 to 40 percent water. Some Indiana teachers promote the mucilage method.
Kurtz, a machinist helper at the Panhandle roundhouse, was overcome by strong fumes from a crude oil tank yesterday morning. A doctor was summoned, and he recovered enough to walk home.
Mary Cowherd a colored resident died Tuesday night in the isolated smallpox ward of City Hospital. She was removed from her home at 935 Rhode Island Street seven days earlier with two other household members also stricken.
Bald Emerson Lowell of Copley Square comments on a curious book claimed suitable for children. He notes errors about a cow leaping Luna and a woman dwelling in a shoe, calling the work pernicious and perverted for infant readers.
Manual Training High School clubs and societies are forming under Miss Foy with the MT8 Mirror staff guiding the year. New officers are named for the Literary and Debating Club and Science Club, athletic plans and a golf club emerge while the Senate meets today. basketball and football prospects shape up with gym sessions led by Frank Gaston.
May Manton describes a versatile dress pattern featuring box plaits suitable for toddlers and girls up to six. The frock closes left to right as a boys’ garment but can be lappered to suit feminine wear. Originally white serge with corticelli silk, washable fabrics also recommended.
Grand Army veterans discuss the next commander in chief with Gen John C Black favored by many while fears rise that a non veteran with no army record could win election. The discussion recalls warnings from Indianapolis veterans about soldiers candidates and raw Army records.
The Indiana Association of Local Insurance Agents postponed its annual meeting to October 15 to allow members to attend the festival. The association counts about 2,000 members and expects larger attendance than ever before.
President Roosevelt had a comfortable day at the temporary White House and tonight a report states his condition is satisfactory. He largely stays in his wheelchair and continues to devote considerable attention to public business.
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